Chiara Berti
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Chiara Berti’s research lies at the intersection of social psychology and intergroup relations, with a particular focus on dehumanization, prejudice, and the subtle cognitive processes that underpin discrimination. Her most cited work, “Animal, Human and Robot Attribution: Ontologization of Roma, Romanian and Chinese Groups in an Italian Sample” (2018), advances the ontologization approach—a framework examining how majority groups attribute animalistic or mechanistic essences to marginalized outgroups, thereby denying them full humanity. By demonstrating that Roma, Romanians, and Chinese immigrants are differentially ontologized in Italian society, Berti reveals how these attributions sustain social hierarchies and legitimize exclusion. Though her citation count is modest, her contributions are methodologically rigorous and conceptually innovative, offering a nuanced lens for understanding contemporary prejudice beyond overt racism. Berti’s work is especially valuable for students and researchers studying subtle bias, ethnic relations, and the psychological underpinnings of social inequality. Her scholarship invites deeper reflection on how language and cognition shape the boundaries of who is seen as fully human—a question of profound ethical and political urgency in increasingly diverse societies.
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